炉火纯青 lú huǒ chún qīng

to reach great skill; perfected

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39155th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
  2. 2. lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
炉 lú HSK 6
stove; furnace; variant of 爐lú
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
纯 chún HSK 5
pure; genuine; unmixed
青 qīng HSK 5
green; blue; young (of people)